2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team
The 2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games in the DakotaDome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.[1] They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, which was the schools first ever FCS Playoff bid, where they defeated Nicholls State in the first round before losing to Sam Houston State in the second round.
| 2017 South Dakota Coyotes football | |
|---|---|
 | |
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 42–54 vs. Sam Houston State | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 15 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 16 |
| Record | 8–5 (4–4 MVFC) |
| Head coach |
|
| Co-offensive coordinator | Ted Schlafke (2nd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Bill O'Boyle (2nd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Atiba Bradley (2nd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Tyler Yelk (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | DakotaDome (Capacity: 10,000) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 South Dakota State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Western Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 South Dakota ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Drake* | BV | W 77–7 | 3,332 | ||
| September 9 | 5:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green* | ESPN3 | W 35–27 | 17,912 | ||
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 10 North Dakota* | No. 23 | ESPN3 Midco | W 45–7 | 9,645 | |
| September 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Western Illinois | No. 10 | ESPN3 MVC TV | W 38–33 | 5,631 | |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 3 Youngstown State | No. 7 |
| ESPN3 Midco | W 31–28 | 10,056 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Indiana State | No. 4 |
| ESPN3 Midco | W 56–6 | 8,390 |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Illinois State | No. 4 | ESPN3 NBCS CH | L 21–37 | 12,113 | |
| October 28 | 3:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois | No. 6 |
| ESPN3 Midco | W 42–0 | 8,498 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northern Iowa | No. 6 | ESPN3 PSN | L 29–34 | 10,814 | |
| November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 5 North Dakota State | No. 10 | ESPN3 NBC ND | L 14–49 | 18,623 | |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 6 South Dakota State | No. 15 |
| ESPN3 Midco | L 28–31 | 10,147 |
| November 25 | 3:00 p.m. | at Nicholls State* | No. 16 | ESPN3 | W 38–31 | 9,612 | |
| December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Sam Houston State* | No. 16 |
| ESPN3 | L 42–54 | 4,401 |
| |||||||
Ranking movements
| Week | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | 23 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | 23 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
References
- "Coyote football to open 2017 at Drake". University of South Dakota Athletics. December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.